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Colobus Monkeys and the Tourist Trade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Russell A. Mittermeier
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The beautiful colobus monkey is not yet an endangered species but the author fears that it may become one if the trade in colobus skins continues at its present level. He describes a short survey he made in Kenya and Tanzania, where colobus rugs are a popular item in tourist shops; in only two months he either saw or was told about stocks of skins representing over 27,000 colobus monkeys killed. He suggests that full protection should be given now—before the animal has to go in the Red Data Book—with a ban on all trade in colobus skins until populations can be assessed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , May 1973 , pp. 113 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1973

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